Housing Recovery

The Canterbury earthquakes left widespread damage to housing. Many home owners had to wait several years before the repair or rebuild of their home began. Ongoing aftershocks and insurance-related issues slowed progress. Here is what we have to share.

Monitoring human rights in the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery

CERA land zoning policy and the residential red zone

The New Zealand Government (the Crown) developed a set of policies in response to damaged residential land in greater Christchurch. This social policy initiative was directed at meeting the needs of p...

Creating a legacy of social housing

This report tells the story of how Housing New Zealand responded to the aftermath of the earthquakes, the formation of its Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Programme (CERP) and the impacts the earthquak...

Monitoring human rights in the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery

This report examines the human rights challenges that have emerged during the Canterbury earthquake recovery, and calls for human rights standards to be the essential foundation for a fair and just re...